Health Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Chicago (IL); Presencial; USD 47.000 - 62.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

US Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Nursing Support Technician at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, IL. The role combines IV line insertion assistance, phlebotomy, 12‑lead EKG, and continuous telemetry observation for critically ill patients.

Applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date. Time‑in‑grade rules apply for current federal employees. Telemetry interpretation certification is preferred; transcripts required for education-based qualification.

Formación

• Specialized experience includes applying anatomy/physiology knowledge to support direct patient care.
• Experience with phlebotomy, EKG, CPR and reporting vital signs.
• Transcripts or education documentation may be required.

Responsabilidades

• Provide non‑licensed nursing support including IV line insertion assistance.
• Perform phlebotomy, 12‑lead EKG monitoring and telemetry observation.
• Enter patient data into medical records and assist with standard care activities.

Conocimientos

Phlebotomy

EKG

Telemetry interpretation

CPR

Patient care support

Educación

Graduate education (related to nursing/clinical care)

Herramientas

Medical equipment handling

Descripción del empleo

This position is located in Nursing Service, and is organizationally aligned under the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL. The position functions as a non‑licensed member of the nursing care team and combines the responsibility and selected aspects of Intravenous (IV) line insertion, Phlebotomy, and 12‑lead EKG, in addition to providing continuous observation of telemetry monitoring electrocardiographic (EKG) rhythms of critically ill patients. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/03/2026.

Time‑In‑Grade Requirement

Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time‑in‑grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS‑06 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS‑05. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF‑50 that shows your time‑in‑grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF‑50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one‑year time‑in‑grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF‑50 that clearly demonstrates one‑year time‑in‑grade.

Note: Time‑In‑Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

Individual Occupational Requirement

Specialized Experience: Positions in this series range widely in type and include support duties to medical or health personnel such as audiologists, speech pathologists, medical officers, and optometrists. Therefore, technician experience is experience that required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of the position to be filled.

Specialized Experience

You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS‑05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: applying basic knowledge of basic anatomy/physiology and medical techniques to support direct patient care; effectively communicating and providing support to patients and healthcare professionals; utilizing and maintaining medical equipment and instruments; performing safety/emergency procedures related to patient transport, infection control, environmental safety; observing and reporting changes in patients physical and emotional behavior; performing medical tests and duties including phlebotomy, EKG, and CPR; and entering patient information and vital signs in computerized medical record systems using appropriate medical terminology.

Education

Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have half a year of graduate education (usually 9 semester hours) that is directly related to the work of this position. One full year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one year of full‑time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the one year of full‑time study requirement. Part‑time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full‑time study at the school attended.

Transcripts required.

Combination

Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. Transcripts required, and experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit.

Preferred

Preferred: 1 year of Telemetry Interpretation certification (Telemetry interpretation certificate)

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/